A GROUP of Redland Bay residents who live in the Weinam Creek priority development area say council is not listening to their concerns about the contentious Moores Road car park development.
The residents said their homes had been inundated with dust from the construction site since work began last month and feared it could pose a health risk.
A three-lane boat ramp on Auster Street, a lack of flood planning and limited provision for security cameras and sound-proofing were among their other concerns.
The residents said the contractors had deployed water trucks and street sweepers to mitigate the dust but it had made little difference.
Steven and Kirsten Komorowski - whose property borders the car park - said their 17-year-old daughter had a dust allergy which had flared since construction started, forcing them to seek immunotherapy treatment.
"We are worried about the chemicals used on the farm for over 50 years causing serious health issues," Mr Komorowski said.
"We can't escape it. Our houses are being covered in it."
In an email forwarded to the Redland City Bulletin by Mr Komorowski, RIC said geotechnical engineers tested the soil for a range of materials.
"Acid sulphate soils or potential acid sulphate soil are common on low lying coastal sites," the email said.
"Certain parts of the Moores Road site did test positive (to these soils) and liming rates to neutralise the soil have been provided.
"For these reasons, there are no health concerns due to the construction."
Redland Bay resident Mark Middleton said it was impossible to complete the job without creating dust but more could be done to reduce the problem.
"The street sweeper sits out there (on Moores Road) and roars its head off for ages before they even do anything," he said.
"They have been running it without any water spray coming out from under the brushes.
"More dust comes out the top of the machine than what it is picking up and they do that twice a day."
RIC said it had agreed to the provision of an extra water truck to keep dust under control during earthworks. It also would lay gravel at the site entrance.
Redland Bay local Karen Faccio said she would like to see residents compensated for the water used to clean their properties.
"I usually vacuum my pool every three to four weeks this time of year," she said. "I vacuumed it four days ago and it's like swimming in a duck pond now.
"At the end of all this I want our roofs and the exterior of our houses to be professionally cleaned."
Mr Komorowski said he would like council to be more transparent with plans for the Weinam Creek PDA.
"We spoke to Kim Richards and Mark Edwards 12 months ago," he said.
"After that discussion they rung us and said that they were going to make this a temporary car park and turn it into a sporting field while they build the multi-story car park at the northern side of the creek.
"You can't tell us that this going to be temporary. They are spending millions on it."
A council spokesperson said the car park would be permanent.
They said extensive flood studies had been completed and an acoustic fence would surround the car park.
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